On the morning of 6 March, an appointment ceremony was held at central conference room of Shaw library where Li Dongping, executive vice president of China Plastics Machinery Industry Association, was appointed as consulting professor by Beijing University of Chemical Technology. Vice president Ren Zhongqi attended the ceremony, Zhang Bing, division secretary of the party committee and Dean Yang Weiming of College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Chen Guohua, deputy director of personnel department and some faculties and students participated in the ceremony, with Prof. Xie Pengcheng of College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering as host.
After the appointment ceremony, Prof. Li Dongping delivered a speech for all of us on the title of “Development Status and Innovation Trend of China Plastics Machinery Industry”, describing the significant supporting role of China plastics machinery industry plays in all sectors of national economy, and highlighting the progress it had made and opportunities and challenges facing it in the course of its development over the past thirty years. She pointed out that plastics machinery was the “production machine tool” of modern manufacturing industry, and plastics industry was the “diamond industry” featuring capital-intensive, talent-intensive and technology-intensive in the polymer material industry chain. She sent a message to all the faculties and students that we should proceed with confidence and keep close connection with plastics machinery industry, making greater contributions on realizing the Chinese Dream of building a manufacturing power all together.